Vanessa Dundon v. Kyle Kirchmeier

Appellants appeal the district court’s 1 denial of their motion for a preliminary injunction, wherein they sought an order prohibiting the appellees from-using excessive force in responding to pipeline protests and prayer ceremonies. We have carefully reviewed the record and the parties’ arguments on appeal, and have ensured that this dispute was not rendered moot by the completion of any portion of the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota. We likewise have thoroughly reviewed the district court’s analysis of the Dataphase factors in its well-reasoned opinion and fínd no abuse of discretion…